Earlier US Army General John Nicolson said of the dead and wounded: “Their sacrifice will endure in both our hearts and history and further strengthen our resolve.”

Last month, a US soldier was killed and two others wounded in an “apparent insider attack” in southern Afghanistan, Nato officials said.

Afghanistan is going through one of its bloodiest periods since the 2014, and last month’s attack was said to be the first such killing of its kind in almost a year.

The US-led Nato force, which comprises of soldiers from 41 countries, pulled out most of its troops after it ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014. However, 16,000 service members remain for training and counter-terrorism operations.

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